On May 2, 2009, over 2000 community activists, migrants and allies took to the streets. Marching through the streets of Toronto, occupying the Yonge and Dundas intersection in downtown Toronto to address the criminalization of migrants, with or without status, working people and the poor. No One Is Illegal-Toronto "urges all people to imagine a sanctuary city and to continue the process of building it - a city that does not participate in war and occupation, a city that does not detain and deport people, a city without 'disposable' labour, a green city with good jobs, a city that is not racist, not sexist or homophobic, not ableist and not anti-poor."

Read more about the demonstration and about the issues on No One is Illegal's website here.


This photo: Olivia Chow, NDP Trinity-Spadina Member of Parliament, speaks to people at the demonstration.